SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (1972) -SATURN AWARD

AWARDS                              1972: Saturn awards: Best science film
                                                1972: Cannes Film Festival: Prix du Jury

ORIGINAL TITLE:                Slaughterhouse-Five
YEAR                                     1972
RUNNING TIME                  104 min.
DIRECTOR                           George Roy Hill
SCREENWRITER               Stephen Geller ( Novel: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
COMPOSER                        Glenn Gould
CINEMATOGRAPHER      Miroslav Ondricek
CAST                                     Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans, Valerie Perrine, Holly
                                                Near, Perry King, Kevin Conway.
STUDIO/ PRODUCER       Universal Pictures

PLOT  SUMMARY
" Listen: Billie Pilgrim has come unstuck in time. " The opening words of the famous novel are the quickest summary of this haunting, funny film. Director Hill faithfully renders for the screen Vonnegut's obsessive story of Pilgrim, who survives the 1945 firebombing of Dresden, then lives simultaneously in his past as a young American POW, in the future as a well-cared-for resident of a zoo on the planet Tralfamadore, and in the present as a middle-aged optometrist in Ilium, N.Y.

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SATURN AWARD

 

SATURN AWARD

The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works mainly in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within those genres were never given the appreciation they deserved at that time. The physical award is a representation of the planet Saturn, surrounded with a ring of film. The award was initially and is still sometimes loosely referred to as a Golden Scroll.

Similar to other awards, like Oscars, the Emmys and the Grammys, the Saturn Award are voted on by members of the presenting Academy. The academy is a non-profit organization with membership open to the public. The first awards were presented in 1972 by William Shatner.

Although the awards still primarily nominate films and TV in the science fiction,  fantasy and horror categories, the Saturns have also recognized productions in standard dramatic genres. There are also special awards for lifetime achievement in the field.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Special wards

The George Pal Memorial Award

The Life Career Award

The President's Memorial Award

Motion Picture 

Best Science Fiction Film                                             Best Fantasy Film

Best Horror or Thriller Film                                           Best Action or Adventure Film

Best Animated Film                                                        Best International Film

Best Director                                                                   Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor                                                    Best Supporting Actress

Best Performance by a Younger Actor                        Best Writing

Best Music                                                                       Best Make-up

Best Costume                                                                Best Special Effects

Best Production Design

Television

Best Network Television Series                                   Best Syndicated/ Cable Television Series

Best Television Presentation                                       Best Actor on Television

Best Actress on Television                                           Best Supporting Actor on Television 

Best Supporting Actress on Television                      Best Guest Starring Role on Television. 

Home video

Best DVD Release                                                         Best DVD special Edition Release

Best DVD Classics Film Release                              Best DVD Movie Collection

Best DVD Television Release                                     Best Retro Television Series on DVD

CIMARRON (1931) - ACAMEDY AWARDS

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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) -ACADEMY AWARDS

AWARDS                           1929: 2 Academy Awards: Best Movie, Director, 4 Nominations

ORIGINAL TITLE              All Quiet On The Western Front
YEAR                                 1930
RUNNING TIME              130 min.
COUNTRY                        United States
DIRECTOR                       Lewis Milestone
SCREENWRITER           George Abbott, Del Andrews, Maxwell Anderson ( Novel: Erich Maria Remarque)
CINEMATOGRAPHER   Arthur Edson (B&W)
COMPOSER                    David Broekman
CAST                                 Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, Ben Alexander, Scott Kolk,
                                           Owen Davis Jr, Walter Browne Rogers Slim Summerville, Russell Gleason,
                                           William Bakewell, Richard  Alexander, Harold Goodwin, Pat Collins.
GENRE                              War | I World War

SYNOPSIS/ PLOT
A realistic anti-war epic based on the pacifist novel by Erich Maria Remarque. Seven German youths enthusiastically join the German Army after a professor preaches the glories of war. The boys realize how horrific really is when they reach the battlefield.

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ABOUT OSCAR

Academy Award

 The Oscar is an award bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of the film industry, including directors, actors and writers. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine type of Academy Awards.

The formal ceremony at which the Awards of merit are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world, as is televised live in more than 100 countries annually. It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media; its equivalents, The Grammy Awards (for music), Emmy Awards (for television), and Tony Awards (for theater) are modeled after the Academy.

The AMPAS was originally conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss Louis B. Mayer as a professional honorary organization to help improve the film industry's image and help mediate labor disputes. The Oscar itself was later initiated by the Academy as an award " of merit for distinctive achievement" in the industry.

The first Academy Awards ceremony was help on My 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor the outstanding film achievement of the 1927/1928 film season. The 84th Academy Awards, honoring films in 2011, was held at the Hollywood and Highland Center on February 26, 2012

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IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)- ACADEMY AWARDS

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THE BROADWAY MELODY (1929)-ACADEMY AWARDS